i.justrealized

In late summer the plankton bloom is at its height. Vast shoals of herring gather to feed on it, diving birds round the fish up into a bait ball and then a humpback whale roars in to scoop up the entire ball of herring in one huge mouthful.

HD: Bait Ball Feast – Nature’s Great Events: The Great Feast – BBC One

The largest mouth wins.

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1. McDonald’s Feast of Fury didn’t come with panda meat
2. Widgeous pantry room and my camera

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 2:44 pm and has been tagged food, nature, predator, whale. Comments RSS feed.